이상 무

Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 異状(いじょう)無(な)し (ijō nashi, “no abnormalities, nothing abnormal”). Equivalent to 이상(異狀) (isang, “abnormality”) + 무(無) (mu, “nonexistence”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰa̠ŋ mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)상 무]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	isang mu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	isang mu
McCune–Reischauer?	isang mu
Yale Romanization?	īsang mu

Phrase

이상 무 • (isang mu) (hanja 異狀 無)

1. (especially military) no abnormalities, all clear, everything is going well and normally